This document summarizes a partnership between the United Nations World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and Ericsson to improve access to weather information in Africa. Over 300,000 deaths are caused by weather-related disasters each year. The partnership will use mobile networks to distribute weather forecasts and warnings to vulnerable communities in Uganda to help save lives and support livelihoods in fishing and farming. A pilot program will send weather text messages to fishermen on Lake Victoria to warn of sudden storms and high waves. The goal is to scale this approach across communities in Africa that depend on reliable weather data.